The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-15
GOlalNTHE PPM TATTLE
Alb bB0UT ACTORS AND AC-
TREssES AND THEIR
Arral gements for the Coming Sea
san-Attr actions Announced for
Next Week ia New York.
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pigeon match, or the damp Quaker
City climate, or Dave" her hus.
baud2 1t matters little, for the
graceful Lille has an engagement at
the Casino next season. All those
shapely girls that marched so beau
tifully in the Gypsy Baron at
Harrigan's, we're not capable OF car
rying the show on their bare shout
ders. The gentlemen who brought
some OF their Brooklyn Doodle over
to the Park Theater, --, dropped
it.
That's a nice little bit of property
purchased on Broadway opposite the
opera house, by Messrs, Abbey and
Schoeffel. What are they going to
DO with it? Do they want three
the,ters in town?
How many benefits" week there
will be about this time next season.
Talking about benefits, Mr.. Adonis
Dixey remarked at the Biiou last
Sunday evening, that there will be
no more in that house. He has some
thing to say about it too.
Mrs. Langtry has not improved her
appearance by cutting her hair. 1t
does not suit her style of beauty.
Dir. Richard Mansfield has added
another success to his list, and "Dr.
Jekyel and Mr.. Hyde" may prove a
gold mine.
WHAT'S to become OF sweet Annie
Robe next season. Perhaps she
was not strong enough for leading
lady at Wallack's, but a more woman
ly, intelligent and refined juvenile
actress one would have long search
to find.
There is a front window in the
Gilsey honse dining room at which
Mr.. Kurly." Bellew is very fond OF
sitting over his noon chop. Sweet
maids, you may see his silvered
locks there almost any morning about
lunch time.
The genial veteran, Couldock, has
added five figures to his bank ac-
count, and the we'll deserved, well
managed and we'll patronized benefit
was big success, nettiGg $4,000.
The chorus girl of the period
wears her floral iavors pinned ON the
lett hip. A lobby wag says that the
reason is because there is no other
place where a painless pin can be put.
Miss Clara Morris travels with a
doctor in attendance. The NJ. D.
may be found any night in the
wings.
Nine. Patti has diamonds enough
TO adorn half dozen European SOW
ercigns, but the jewelry she wears
with most delight and never parts
from are two inexpensive bangle
bracelets, from which depend small,
golden disks with Hebrew words
engraved thereupon.
Miss Courtney Barnes MRS. John
7. Raymond) will probably be a
member of the Madison Square The
alter company next season.
Mr.. Il. j. Henley produced Robert
Louis Stevenson's play, Deacon
Brodie," at Wallack's Theater last
Thursday afternoon, and scored an
immediate success with both press
and public. He intends to organize
a company and travel through the
country next season. .
Miss Annie Pixley has made
splendid success at the Union Square
Theater in the"Deacon's Daughter"
and is drawing crowded houses at
every performance. Next Tuesday
the handsome coincidence gives
professional matinee, to which all
the actors and actresses now in New
York are invited,
William WEIGH, an old time min
strel comedian and manager, died at
his home in Nav York last Satur-
day. During the past season he has
been the stage manager of Dock
stader's Minstrels, aud had arranged
to direct the forthcoming starring
tour Of Jennie Yoamans. His death
is mourned by large circle of friends
and relatives. His death will not
interfere with the forthcoming star
ring tour Of Miss Jennie Yeamans in
"0ur Jennie"
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is playing a
splendid engagement at Niblo's,
where the audiences are as large as
that vast house will hold. His per-
sonation of the title role in "Rienzi,
the Last of the Tribuues," is being
greeted with great enthusiasm aud
frequent calls before the curtain.
The engagement promises TO be one
of the best that Mr.. Barrett has ever
played in New York.
Mr.. Wallack is making unusual
preparations for his season at Days
theater, which begins next Monday
night, aud continues for two weeks.
Octave Feuillets romantic play,
"The Romance of a Poor Young
Man, will be given during the entire
engagement, with every member of
the Wallack company in the cast.
Pail Goatcher promises to surprise
the public with the magnifcence of
the new scenery.
Mr.. Augustin DAILY began life as a
journalist, Mr.. Abbey was ieweler
By trade, Mr.. Stetson drove butch
er's cart and afterward blossomed
out as a professional runner, Mr..
French was brought up to succeed
his father as publisher, Mr.. Gil,
more was not uuconnected with the
bar, Mr.. X. Il. j. Miles was a circus
rider, Mr.. Duff made a fortune out
of eating house before he became
theatrical speculator, Mr.. Palmer
was business man and Mr.. Frohman
a clerk in a newspaper office. OF all
the New York managers Mr.. Wallack
is the only one who was born in the
dramatic profession and bred to the
trade of a theatrical director.
At the recent dog show at the
Madison Square Garden, there were
actresses who successfully exhibited
themselves. Helen Dauvray posed
along with her sister, Lillian Russell
grouped herself with a French poo.
die, Rose Coghlan attitudinized in
duo with St. Bernard, Mrs. Bouci-
cault led around an Irish setter, and
Annie Robe permitted herself to be
dragged by mastiff; but the winner
of the most attention was Mrs. Lang
-. Tho vphman admired her in